yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AstarteSV:
I use pre 2.0.5 b/c it creates a infrastructure style hotspot.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtyfingers:
I'm not sure if the wireless tether app supports 4g yet, but I live in a 3g area and have had much better results with wireless tether over mobile hotspot.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AstarteSV:
Every app I tried used my 4g connection, including wireless tether for Android, VW mobile hotbot and barnacle.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tommyxv:
I also use the Wireless Tether app. I been using my Moto Xoom (Wifi only model) with it. It has been working great.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] celltimemb:
do we get billed $20 tether fee for using the free one for root users?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ERIFNOMI:
Not unless they catch you.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] minsk:
another vote for wireless tether.

its great

im pulling down a 14meg pipe.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drozek:
Well I have well over 25GB of wireless tethered done last week, no charges hit me.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ERIFNOMI:
Verizon hasn't done anything yet, but ATT sent a text to some jailbroken iPhone owners using a tethering app.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] celltimemb:
$250 bill if they catch you lol, but I dont think they got proof or can track.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomtripp21:
+1

Wireless Tether for Root Users is the best one available as of yet...
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TheMorlince:
Just discovered something awesome can't believe no one else has talked about this for the Thunderbolt yet but if you install the gingerbread music player (linked below) and then go into your Google account settings you'll now see an option to sync music. This syncs to Google's new cloud service and once done can be accessed even when your music is no longer on your phone.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I6Y7JF7K

**Edit the file extension and change from .mp3 to .apk**

Morlince
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TheMorlince:
http://forum.androidcentral.com/ver...cinate-froyo-not-tested-2-1-a.html#post689185

This is a link for some good instructions on how to set it up. The instructions are for a facinate but should work the same.

/\\/\\orlince
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TheMorlince:
I have it working on my TB, I'm rooted with the lightning rom.

/\\/\\orlince
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] ZuneNinja!:
Did you have any trouble installing? I can't get it to work for me. I'm rooted and on Drod's latest rom and kernel
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Wkd1:
I just finished installing and running it, currently syncing to the 'cloud'. I didn't have any problems so far that I can see. I left my music in my isyncr folder and the player recognized it right away. I'm running Perfect Storm v1.2.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] z2akuma:
Im confused, it sycns what is on your droid to the cloud or what you have on your library at home?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] wctaylor79:
On your phone. Then you can delete from your SD once you have it in the cloud..
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] z2akuma:
Do we have a size limit?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] rycheme:
I'm getting "there is a problem parsing this package". I'll try the download again.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] TheMorlince:
No size limit that I know about yet. I know I have over a couple gig.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] jcastagnino:
I cant seem to get mine working. The option in my accounts&sync is not there. Also, when I click account in the music app, nothing shows up.

Could it be that I didnt delete the older version of google music and have both installed?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] jmiller98:
Works great on chingy51o's perfect storm. Thanks for the find.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] cypherx82:
I think that's it. On my X I had to uninstall the Gingerbread Music Leak before the new one would work.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] jmiller98:
It has a nice UI but I do not think there is a cloud to upload too. I only have about 25 songs and it has been syncing for 3 hours. I also signed into my google account and there is nothing there under settings that would appear to be syncing with my phone.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] magicriggs:
I see that its just an apk, do I have to be rooted for this to work.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] bp328i:
I must agree with this. I have about the same number of songs and it just keeps on syncing. My path is sdcard/media/music just like the other thread said it needed to be for it to sync with the cloud and it's been syncing all night. I even did a reboot, removed the songs from my sdcard and then tried to stream them from the "cloud" and nothing shows up.

It's a nice music player but does not seem to be fully functional cloud sync at this time, (at least for me).
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] m00nshake:
How is this different from AirSync for DoubleTwist app apart from being free? Also, do you think this will work okay in a non 4G area?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] ThunderStick:
Why not get the Subsonic app. You can store music and videos on your home computer and watch & listen on your phone. The player is very nice, allows you to keep your SD card free and clear, it's free (small donation appreciated from dev and gives a few more options on the server side) and you can store as much as your PC can handle. Oh yeah, it's compatible with almost any platform.

-SubSonic-

http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp

I have been using this for over two years and have never had much problems. The only thing you really need is a static IP which I easily averted by creating a domain that uses DNSEXIT as its name servers. DNSEXIT uses your IP address for your domain and has an app you install on your server that updates the IP address everytime it changes so that your IP credentials are always correct. DNSEXIT is also a free service and I have been using this as well for the same length of time. Perfect combination if you ask me.

Just sayin'
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] sammyboy405:
Been using this for years.. Works great! But it is a Streaming server vs I think the Google sync actually copies the physical media to your phone. With Subsonic if you dont have a signal you dont have access to you library. Unless Ive been doing something wrong, and not using subsonic to its full potential?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] Link_of_Hyrule:
Well I tried and couldn't get this to work and I downloaded this app called StartTalking it's a voice command app and I said play music and it said it needed a program called mSpot so I downloaded it and it has streaming as well as wireless syncing 5gb for free or 40gb for like $4 a month so pretty good and it has a pretty decent interface also I love the instant download feature it like databases your music and if you want you can download it to your phone from your computer! http://www.mspot.com
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harishjkhv:
guys

my bluetooth is not switching on.....i am using motorola atrix unlocked and rooted version in india....

the bluetooth suddenly stopped working.....was working till yesterday....

and now if i type secret codes for bluetooth test it just turns blank....nothing happens....someone pls help...
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] achok:
Bump...same problem.

Can anyone post their /etc/bluetooth files, I would like to try to replace my files to see is this makes a difference.

Many thanks.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maledyris:
Have you guys tried rebooting or maybe removing the battery for a moment? Maybe your bluetooth stack has crashed?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] achok:
I can confirm that I have tried this already...but no luck.

Anyone, please post your files so we can test.

Regards.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] knowingplague:
I flashed to the lastest update, and issue resolved.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jimking:
Yes it works!

You can change the brightness from the home screen without change any option or install any application.

Press on the notification bar (not open it) and after shows up with the date, just swype left or right to adjust the brightness!!! :D

Here is my video on youtube to see how it works:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFABj8LvD3g
[Galaxy S I9000 General] oswade:
Welcome to 2010 lol. (sorry!).

I think the correct way to do it is just to hold an area on the notification bar (not swype). left is less bright, right is more bright. (at least on latest fws it works like this).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hansonator:
This has been known since éclair. You must have auto brightness off for it to work though.

Thanks for sharing anyway, original thread has probably been lost in the folds. I'm sure there are plenty of new sgs users on here all the time. It is still one of the best smartphones on the market today, and now it's dirt cheap.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] skiddhard:
This is a neat trick buddy. Not a life saver :D, but sure is a time saver. Thanks again.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Soniboy84:
Lol still new things after half a year having the phone :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jimking:
Look man. Maybe is an old trick but for some new users might also be something useful!!

So there is no need all this irony....
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sargasso:
Although i agree that it might be handy for new users... There is always room for irony or as in this case sarcasm i believe. I rated this find a single facepalm.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] FX2908:
I had the phone for one week and didn't knew about this...thanks for sharing!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sap7e:
Had this phone from january and did not knew about this...i am embaressed.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] PhoenixFx:
Its not a hidden trick or anything. Its even documented in the user manual.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] icejagans:
When the notification bar is in the landscape mode you can swipe it more brighter
[Galaxy S I9000 General] devonblue4u:
It only works with 2.1 I believe. One of those tricks lost with the updates.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] pouetmimi:
It works on 2.3.3 JVK
[Galaxy S I9000 General] henrylife:
Confirmed, it works
[Galaxy S I9000 General] JanxSpirit:
Indeed. More brighter :P
[Galaxy S I9000 General] andyro78:
Thanks for this useful tip

Works on JVQ
[General Questions and Answers] ozten:
everytime I restart my phone, my swype doesn't work and I have to go into settings and turn it off and on am I the only one? Is this a common problem, really is a pain in the bum
[General Questions and Answers] ozten:
Bumpity bump bump I find it hard to believe that I'm the only person that uses swype
[General Questions and Answers] Dark3n:
You could try asking another desire hd user for his swype apk file and exchange it with urs?
[Vibrant General] PaiPiePia:
Since alot of people have asked what is the major benefit/different of a 2.2.1 based ROM especially if you are coming from a 2.2 based rom. I decided to share my observation. Most of the changes are with the browser.

Browser:

-Hardware accelerated Scrolling (smooth scrolling even with Flash content).

-Better hardware accelerated Flash content (it is now possible to play certain mobile optimized high definition (HD) content)

Ex. Try it at Gametrailers.com, and goto Desktop Site then select an HD video.

-Slightly faster javascript performance.

Ex. Test at Sunspider Javascript Bench

Wallpaper:

-Differentiable wallpaper for lock screen vs. home screen

Gmail:

-2.2.1 has support for better authentication and prioritized inbox (I am not sure if they released a new update to allow the latter to run on 2.2 Froyo).

Email:

-Exchange ActiveSync Support.

Alarm:

-Slide the stop/snooze vs pressing the onscreen button - Credit: aangita!

GALLERY:

-now displays from oldest -> newest - Credit: aangita!

Other:

-Bug Fix and Security patches to 2.2

-DriveSmart [Only in certain I9000 based ROM] - Thanks Rakeshchn!

-Enhanced RFS performance - Thanks Rakehschn!

-Google Backup Support will now reinstall previously installed application after prompting for password (in JSJ/JSG) - explodingboy70! (personally unconfirmed at the moment).

Let me know if I missed something, I will add it to the list and credit you for it.
[Vibrant General] ferhanmm:
New .1 designation for 2.2.1.

Lol jk don't add that to your list
[Vibrant General] rakeshchn:
Drive smart? Also did Samsung enhance RFS in 2.2.1?
[Vibrant General] aangita:
these are not major, but they are changes! :/

ALARM : you have to slide the stop/snooze option vs pressing the onscreen button.

GALLERY: displays from oldest -> newest

Some apps are not present in the app drawer but are still installed.. (I dont know if that is for everyone, but I noticed it on my phone after the update!)
[Vibrant General] explodingboy70:
Latest 2.2.1 has Google backup support...flash latest build sign in to market and watch your previously downloaded apps download automatically. JSJ/JSG
[Vibrant General] VICosPhi:
This was also on 2.2. you can uncheck that option when you first sign onto market
[Vibrant General] explodingboy70:
The option has always been there and I've never unchecked it when setting up a new rom. This is the first time that I've had 39 apps download all by themselves and not had to use titanium backup to restore for me. Mind you I had to re-enter passwords but didn't have to do anything this time. If I'm wrong and your apps have re-installed without you doing anything the I will gladly edit my prior post. Oh and on Vibrant also.
[Vibrant General] Moped_Ryder:
Dont know why but I always get faster 3G speeds with a 2.2.1 ROM. With same modem (KB1).
[Vibrant General] PaiPiePia:
I am not too sure about this one yet, need to test it when I get a chance. Proper thanks given. :)
[Vibrant General] killerace:
Isn't 2.2.1 faster on average?
[Vibrant General] Bruce lee roy:
Battery Life

Is the battery life decreased on all 2.2.1 roms?
[Vibrant General] Abu-7abash:
Actually its been better from my experience that is ofcourse.
[Vibrant General] beren28:
Well I am on Bionix, but I don't like it so much that I jizz on it.
[Vibrant General] PaiPiePia:
LOL! Hahahaa, good catch. :D

Fixed now. :p
[Vibrant General] PaiPiePia:
Yes, the overall animation and transition between Apps are smoother. However, it really depends on the ROM you are using. Stock 2.2.1 is gonna be laggier than a 2.2.1 ROM that has been tweaked by developers like EDT.

This depends on what you do with your phone, the modem and the kernel you use. Generally, I didn't notice a battery drop moving from 2.2 to 2.2.1

But things that will decrease battery life that are usually present in 2.2.1

-OC kernels (Tiger Blood, Overstock). Of course if you decide to not enable the OC, battery life should be comparable to 2.2

-KB1 Modem, I heard that KA5 modem is more battery efficient but it has a higher latency and lower output.
[Vibrant General] saquibs2004:
Browser is not hardware accelerated because when I scroll CPU spikes to 100%.
[Vibrant General] z0sum:
Is 2.2.1 an official stock release? I'm on the stock KA6 right now, how can I get 2.2.1?
[Vibrant General] Abu-7abash:
No it's not an official release. To get it you've to flash one of the custom 2.2.1 roms in the development forum.
[Vibrant General] PaiPiePia:
which ROM are you using? Also, have you tried to scroll a webpage with flash content on 2.2 vs. 2.2.1? On 2.2, it is really choppy and laggy while on 2.2.1, it is silky smooth. (to the point it almost feels like how the browser scrolled like in 2.1).
[Vibrant General] Abu-7abash:
Video calling through network data should be up and ready on 2.2.1 i havent tried it though.
[Captivate General] knyghtryda:
TL;DR version:

1)Start Google Navigation, pick destination, start driving. Result: Sporatic or no lock and definitely no turn by turn working.

2)Start Google Navigation, pick destination, start GPSTest, start driving. Result: Almost constant lock and turn by turn works astonishingly well.

What gives?

Alright, please read this whole post, try it out, then comment on whether there is something to this or maybe I'm just crazy (a very definitely possibility). I was playing around with the GPS today and tried the Vibrant GPS hardware fix (pulling up the contact so that the GPS antenna is making better contact with the metal back). There wasn't much of a difference, so I decided to take the back off and run the GPS without the metal backing. I found that interestingly enough I was getting a better SNR with the back off than with the back on :confused: it was 8/8 at about 25-30 with the back on (using GPSTest) while with the back off it was 8/8 with 30-35.

Now comes the really interesting bit. On my drive home today I decided to see how well I could hold a moving lock. I turned on Google Navigation, pointed to my house, and started driving. Needless to say I was not able to hold a lock for very long. However, if I left the navigation app running and started GPSTest, all of a sudden I was getting the turn by turn voice pretty accurately. :eek: I then exited GPSTest and probably 10 seconds later lost my lock again. Open GPSTest, BOOM lock back on and turn by turn working again. Am I just hitting a really lucky coincidence or is GPSTest doing something we're not aware of? Please post here if you can either a) replicate what I'm seeing or b)think I'm blowing smoke cuz you aren't seeing a lick of difference.
[Captivate General] comdei:
smoking blow/10

anyways I'll try it out
[Captivate General] knyghtryda:
BTW... this is GPS Test by Chartcross Limited, NOT the one by Mike Lockwood. You're welcome to try both however.
[Captivate General] TheYar:
Previous GPS threads have repeatedly documented the positive effect of moving your nav app to the background. Theories on it center around backlight, temperature, or CPU/GPU. My own myTracks tests seem to point towards CPU/GPU. Or, at least, they seemed to rule out temperature or backlight as a factor.
[Captivate General] Ikonomi:
So did you have GPS Test in the foreground during this test? This will pretty consistently give you improved performance over having Navigation up. If you turn the screen OFF altogether, it almost works as well as a real GPS! Check out the difference by recording a few drives in MyTracks -- it's night and day, on my phone at least.

My personal, uninformed theory (guess) is that the CPU/GPU and screen during Navigation are starving the GPS subsystem of power, causing either reception issues or causing the clock to desync and lose the position of the satellites it's tracking.

Ah well, such is life.

Perception 10.2 | SpeedMod K13D | I9000XXJQ1
[Captivate General] Syntax3600:
I noticed this as well with my old setup (phone bought in August 2010 running Cognition & JK4 radio firmware). I got one of the refurbs from the random power off fiasco and GPS seemed to be just as unreliable. I've recently flashed the JL2 radio firmware, and GPS locks on within seconds and stays locked around town - as it should. I think a lot of people's issue would be completely resolved if they played around with radio firmwares...
[Captivate General] knyghtryda:
Yeah, GPS Test was in the foreground, navigation in the background. I get the feeling however its more to do with the application than the hardware. I say this because having other apps in the foreground doesn't quite have the same effect for me. Is that the case for everyone else as well?
[Captivate General] ranjith_hrz:
this worked really well for me. am on andromeda 3. but was getting on locks without staying on continuously. with the approach. gps was spot on.!! a BIG Thanks
[Captivate General] Demonic240:
I've noticed this for some time when running the GPS Application Test in lbstestmode. Run the GPS test first and then move it to the background and launch your normal GPS program and you'll usually be better off. Needless to say, I'm doing another warranty exchange in hopes of getting one with better GPS hardware soon.
[Captivate General] Krynn!:
Try this:

Get a mobile hotspot (or someone who has wifi tethering enabled on their phone). Put your phone into flight mode, then turn WIFI on and connect to that mobile hotspot. Fire up navigation, and go for a drive. You'll be amazed at how accurate your GPS is.

That leads me to believe that there is an interference issue in the GSM/GPS antennas. Part of the reason why putting navigation in the background helps improve the GPS performance is because it stops refreshing the map, which means it's not trying to use the GSM radio. But if you fire up Pandora, even with Navigation in the background, the GPS will start going nuts again.

I'm pretty sure AT&T is aware of this, and I even think they have a... well, not a fix, but a way to mitigate the problem.

A friend of mine did a warranty exchange on his Captivate last Monday for a problem with his USB port. The Captivate he got in exchange has been getting much better performance with it's GPS. And since his worked just fine all week, I exchanged mine yesterday. Now, quite often after flashing a new ROM, the GPS will work fine for a day or three. So I'm not going to be convinced mine is working as well just yet. But there are some notable differences from what I've seen before... When I'm tracking my position on Google Maps, my actual position now stays within what the GPS reports as it's error, even when I'm driving around. Previously, my phone might report a 10m error, but my actual position might be 200m or more from where it thought I was. In addition to that, I'm seeing that my phone is locking into more satellites, and holding that lock even as the SNRs drop due to obstructions. And finally, my GPS works just as good while it's in the car dock, whereas before it would only intermittently get enough signal to fix a position. Overall, while my GPS still isn't as good as other phones I've had in the past, it is now actually good enough to use and trust.

I think that AT&T isn't advertising this because it's not something that they can push out over the air or through a Kies update. I'm guessing that either they modified the antennas slightly, or that they installed a new firmware to the GPS chip (at a lower level than the driver)... or maybe both.

Either way, my friend's GPS has been working great all week long, and mine appears to be doing so as well. I'll not say that it's permanently fixed yet, but I'm cautiously optimistic. We'll see how it's doing after another few days go by.

UPDATE 3/28:

Two more days of testing have passed. So far, the GPS is holding up nicely. The only issues are with the car dock. When the phone is in the car dock, the GPS will occasionally drift 5~10 meters off of my position. This doesn't really surprise me, as the electronics in the car dock are right up against the GPS antenna, and simply putting the phone in the dock will drop the reported SNRs by more than 25% - usually a lot more.

Still, even with the car dock, the GPS is perfectly usable. And without the car dock, the GPS is now exactly what it should have been from the get-go.
[Captivate General] fldude99:
I've also found that if I run either gps status or gps test to get the fix, then start whatever app I need to use, the performance is much better. Recently I just use lbs test to get the fix, then proceed with whatever app i need to use. Seems to work better, as lbs test continues to work in the background
[Captivate General] Dani897:
i have seen this in the past but trying to prove that it is not random has been a problem as i cant repeat the results.

also i dont thing i have ever observed the phenomenon while using control plane mode.

maybe another coincidence, i cant tell but i have been using the control plane version of da_g's fix for a couple months now in combination with the jl3 modem and have gps that many smart phones would envy. i find jl3 to have the most stable positioning and tracking, less blue circles ect. i also find agps settings to hinder tracking. i only set agps mode to standalone. not sure how supl works or if controlplane supl setting is actually doing anything because i was under the impression that supl was part of agps but it is a combination that started working for me and i am sticking to it.